高一级英语科第一学期期中考试

1、 高一级英语科第一学期期中考试英 语 试 卷说明：1.本试卷共12页，包括三部分，满分150分。其中第一部分和第二部分为选择题，第三部分为非选择题。2.将卷i答案用2b铅笔涂在答题卡上。3.卷ii用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔答在答题卡上。第i卷 (共95分)第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：have agave bsave chat dmade答案是c。1achieve apie bquiet cniece dtie2appear ahea

2、rt bfear cheard dearn3laugh abright bdaughter cenough dalthough 4blow asnow ballow choweverdcrowd 5bathe abirth bbreath ctheater dtheir 第二节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：we _last night, but we went to the concert instead.amust have studied bmight study cshould

3、have studied dwould study答案是c。6it is reported that a car went out of control on a high way north of tangshan and three people got killed.athe; theb不填; thecthe; 不填d不填; 不填7 its size in the last ten years, imperials tanaka business school wishes to become a leading research-led business school.adoubleb

4、doubledcdoublingdhaving doubled8he wanted to join the medical team to help the victims in the earthquake but he for his poor health.awas turned upbwas turned oncwas turned overdwas turned down9he would have attended your birthday party but he _ himself with a very important experiment. aoccupied bha

5、s occupied chad occupied dhas been occupying10when we got to the stadium hurriedly, the leaders _ their speeches and the performance _.ahave finished; began bhad just finished; had begunchad just finished; was about to begin djust finished; begun11how long do you think the construction company finis

6、hes the project?ait will be beforebwill it be untilcwill it be whendit will be that12most of the teaching equipment presented by the hope project, as well as the books, _made good use of in the village school.ahavebhaschave beendhas been13 what do you think of chemistry? in my opinion, chemistry is

7、_ physics.asubject so difficult as bas difficult a subject as cas a difficult subject as ddifficult as a subject as14the friendship store is being rebuilt stands the two main roads meet.a不填; wherebwhere; wherecwhich; wheredwhich; which15we visited the school that lies in was a big factory more than

8、twenty years ago.awhatbwhichcthatdwhere16i wonder why sara looks worried today.im not sure, but she a small accident driving here.acould havebmight havecmight have haddmust have had17in no way _ leave _ little children alone. awe must; so bmust we; such cmust we; so dwe must; such18the students expe

9、cted there _ more reviewing classes before the final exams. ato be bis cbeing dhave been 19at the opening ceremony, the chairman a speech to welcome the guests from more than twenty countries.adeliveredbspokecsaiddstated20did you make sense of what the man said just now?no, his meaning didnt .would

10、you explain it for me?aget throughbget offcget acrossdget out第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。from age eight to eleven, i attended a primary school in bath, england. it was a(n) 21 school composed of(由组成) four classes with about 25 children in ea

11、ch class according to 22 . for the most part, one teacher was responsible for teaching all subjects to the children in their class. 23 , sometimes the headmaster would come in and spend an hour or so, 24 some subject in which he was especially 25 . the headmasters name was mr. ronald broackes. 26 he

12、 was quite strict about rules within the school, he had a sense of humor and would 27 telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. he was a very fair man and had a great influence on many of the children. in my own 28 , i found that he took a great interest in me and he quickly disco

13、vered that i enjoyed 29 . he would often stop me as i was going to class and produce a piece of paper from his pocket, often with a puzzle 30 on it. the puzzles were usually mathematical or logical(逻辑的 ). as time went on, they slowly got more 31 , but i loved them. not only that, they kindled(点燃)wit

14、hin me a 32 of mathematics and problem-solving that stays with me to this 33 . they also served to show me that intellectual activity was 34 when the correct answers were found, but perhaps more importantly it was great 35 .to this day i can remember mr. broackes joyous cry of “well done!” whenever

15、i got a problem 36 .this simple interaction with a man whom i 37 greatly has had a deep effect on my life. i shall forever be grateful for that. mr. broackes died just two weeks after the 38 that i had won the 1993 nobel prize in physiology or medicine. unfortunately, i had no 39 to speak with him b

16、efore he died. i learnt later that he had heard of my 40 and i will always hope that he realized the deep effect he had made on my life.21.asmall blarge cfamous dunknown 22aheight bgrades cage dsex23abesides bhowever ctherefore despecially24achecking bexamining cinspecting dteaching25ainterested bwe

17、ll cfond dgood 26aalthough bsince cas dwhen27aset about bdelight in ckeep on dinsist on 28away bexperience cmind dcase29astories bpuzzles ctricks djokes 30astill beven cyet dalready31adifficult beasy cboring dinteresting32asense bmind cfeeling dlove 33atime byear cday dmoment34ahelpful brewarding ch

18、opeful dpains-taking35apleasure bhelp cfun ddifficulty 36aout bright cfast doff37aadmired bfeared cchanged dlearned38aannouncement bnews csurprise dresult39acourage btime cchance dluck 40asorrow bregret cprize dachievement 第二部分 阅读理解 （共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳

19、选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黒。apolice officer tidwell left the station after 8 a.m. on sunday. he was looking forward to his day of rest. by habit he took a short cut down the path behind digby hall road. suddenly he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29quietly tidwell walke

20、d into the garden. the man had just reached the ground when he felt his arm grasped.“it seems an unlikely adventure. would you mind explaining? ” said the officer. the man was frightened, saying, “i know whats on your mind, officer, but it is a mistake. ” “its part of my job to take an interest in u

21、nusual events. i think youve just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. ” tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “name, address and your job and then, please, tell me your story.” “charlie crane, lorry driver, from nottingham, 51 brecon street. my story” “yes, what were you doi

22、ng, mr. crane?” “well, i had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay here until it was fixed. bed and breakfast. the landlady is mrs. fern. she gave me breakfast at seven, and i was out here in the right way and down at the lorry park. it was only when i felt for a cigarette that i realised id left 80

23、 pounds under the pillow. its my habit to put my money under the pillow at night.” “i see. have you paid mrs. fern?” “id paid her last night. so i came back, but its sunday, and shed gone back to bed. could i wake her? i rang the bell and knocked on the door for ten minutes before i came here and fo

24、und my bedroom window still open. up i went, then, up this pipe. the money was still there. i hope you believe it because” “mr. crane, what are you doing here? i thought youd gone an hour ago.” it was mrs. fern, speaking from the kitchen window. 41why was tidwell walking along the path behind digby

25、hall road? ahe usually discovered something suspicious along that path. bhe had an appointment with a man at digby hall road.che knew he would get home quicker that way. dhe chose to go that way by chance. 42the police officer questioned the man because_. ahe had seen the man doing something strange

26、 bthe man had fallen and needed attention che thought he recognised the man dthe man had tried to escape from the house 43why had crane stayed the night at number 29? ahe had lost his way in the dark. bhe had suddenly felt sick at stomach. cthere was something wrong with his lorry. dnottingham was t

27、oo far for him to reach that night. 44when crane returned to the house, _. ahe didnt want mrs. fern to see himbhe tried to wake mrs. fern but failed che woke mrs. fern, but she refused to get up dhe felt ashamed to wake mrs. fern, but he did so bblogsa “blogger” is a person who writes on an internet

28、 website called a “blog”. the word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.there are millions of blogs on the internet today. they provide news information and ideas to the people who read them. they conta

29、in links to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of others.a research company called perseus has studied more than 3,000 web logs. it says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. they use them to let their friends know what is happen

30、ing in their lives. the study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.however, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. for example, the republican and democratic parties in the southern state of kentucky recently star

31、ted their own blogs. and american companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.at the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. last week, blogging leader dave winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com” . he said the site became too costly to continue. he started the

32、 blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. they are now upset because they did not know that the site was closed.one blog that is still going strong is called rebeccas pocket. rebecca blood created the website in 1999she wrote about the history of blogs on the site. that articl

33、e led to a book called the weblog handbook. it has been translated into four languages so far.miss blood says rebeccas pocket gets about thirty thousand visitors a month. she writes about anything and everything politics, culture and movies. she recently provided medical advice. and she wrote about

34、how to prevent being stolen from online bank accounts.45the text is mainly written to .aintroduce an internet website called “blog”.bintroduce a short way of saying “web blog”ctell readers about blogs.dtell readers how to write blogs46from the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything exc

35、ept .adifferent ideasbmedical advice cadvertisementsdaccount passwords47which of the following statements is not true according to the text?apoliticians dont use blogs at all.ba lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs.cthose who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls.ddave winer closed his

36、 “” because of money shortage.48the reason why rebecc s pocket is still going strong is that . ait was created by a womanbit is about the history of blogscit provides useful information and advicedit has editions in at least four different languages cwhen you enter a crowded room or go on a picnic o

37、r to a party, who is the most attractive and appealing person? it is the person who is cheerful, has a smiling face and behaves as if he or she is enjoying every moment of the event! such people have an optimistic opinion on life. they are the ones with a positive attitude. on the other hand, lets s

38、ee that fellow in the corner with a long face. he is most probably thinking about the time and money wasted in having fun. he is a pessimist, one with a negative attitude.a person with a positive attitude gets on well with the job at hand. he doesnt worry about whats gone before or what might happen

39、 in the future. if there is a problem, he quickly thinks of ways to solve it. if the problem cannot be solved singly, he seeks help from someone else. he doesnt feel that its beneath his dignity to seek assistance.when sonal lost her history notes days before an important examination, she sat down a

40、nd cried. then she pulled herself together, borrowed a friends notes, worked day and night and managed to copy down whatever she had lost. sonal passed the exam with flying colors.its just not possible, even for the greatest optimist, to smile all the time and feel good all day. everyone has a perio

41、d of blues now and then, when everything seems sad and without cheer. but once you develop a positive attitude, once you realize that life is a series of ups and downs, dark clouds and bright sunshine, in no time at all, youve bounced back, ready to welcome the world again with open arms and a huge

42、smile! so from this moment on, keep your face to the sunshine and youll never see the shadows.49what might be the best title of the passage？ato live with an aim in lifebto be a pessimist or optimistclife is full of ups and downsddevelop the positive attitude50the case of sonal suggested that _.aa pe

43、rson can solve the problem once he thinks of a waybsonal made up for what she had lost by working day and nightcsonal was a pessimist because he lost her history notesdthe history notes that she lost was not important for her51the underlined phrase bounced back in the last paragraph means_.amoved ba

44、ck and forthbjumped upcreturned to active statedcame back52according to the last paragraph, which of the following statement is true?aif you always look at the shadows, you will be in high spirits.bit is impossible for a person to be in a good mood all the time.ca negative attitude will make you wel

45、come life with a big smile.dwhen someone feels sad, he thinks the world comes to an end. dthere is no doubt that most of the readers will be students with little or no experience in reading poetry out loud, especially to such a large group. and we know that a poem will live or die depending on how i

46、t is read. the readers, by the way, should not read poems without getting any practice. they should be given their poems a few days in advance so that they have time to practice, maybe in the presence of a teacher.read the poem slowly. most young people speak quickly, and a nervous reader will tend

47、to do the same in order to get the reading over with. reading a poem slowly is the best way to make sure that the poem will be read clearly and understood by its listeners. learning to read a poem slowly will not always make the poem easier to hear, however. a poem should not be read too slowly, and

48、 a good way for a reader to set an easy pace is to pause for a few seconds between the title and the poems first line.read in a normal, relaxed tone of voice. it is not necessary to give any of these poems a dramatic reading, as if from a stage. the poems selected are mostly written in a natural sty

49、le and should be read in that way. let the words of the poem do the work. just speak clearly and slowly.obviously, poems come in lines, but pausing at the end of every line will create a choppy (起伏的) effect and interrupt the flow of the poem. readers should pause only where there is punctuation(标点),

50、 just as you would when reading prose(散文), only more slowly.53the passage mainly tells us _. athat we must read poems slowlybwhere to pause when reading a poemchow to use tones when reading a poemdhow to read a poem out loud54how many suggestions did the author give us? atwobthreecfourdfive55accordi

51、ng to the passage, where should we pause when we read a poem? aat the end of each line.bin the middle of each line.cwhere there is punctuation.devery two lines.56according to the passage, we know that_. ahow a poem is read has no effect on the poem itselfbwhen you read a poem, read it as slowly as p

52、ossibleca nervous tone of voice is ok for the poetrydwhen you read the poetry, pause where the poet has shown youea woman wears a face mask to protect her from polluted air in lanzhou, china, in december.a new study showed air pollution might put people more at risk for heart disease than scientists

53、 had thought. kristin miller, a doctoral student at the university of washington, said chances of getting the disease were related to not only which city a woman lived in, but also where in the city. the study found that the effects of air pollution were often larger within cities than between citie

54、s. the new findings make experts suspect that current pollution limits may be inadequate. scientists examined rates of heart attack, stroke (中风) and other cardiovascular (心脏血管的) events in women with long-term exposure to air pollution.the study involved women over the age of fifty who had no sign of

55、 cardiovascular disease at the start of the research. the study followed the women for as long as nine years to see how they would develop cardiovascular problems.the researchers also examined levels of fine particles (粒子，微粒) in the air in 36 areas across the country. that information came from the environmental protection agency. the extremely small particles came